Tara Lodge

Having traveled internationally for 40 years, I can say with full confidence that this location is a very unique «treasure». The reception, managed by Sinead, was first class. The location is ideal, and we had a lovely room on the back of the hotel. Make sure you have the «Irish Warmer’ for breakfast. We stayed in Five Star hotels and Castles for two weeks — but the highlight is this «Boutique Inn». A very special experience and so central to all you want to do in Belfast!

Friendliest, most helpful staff I’ve encountered on my trip here in Ireland/​Northern Ireland.
Not posh. Not pretentious. Just a good, solid place to stay. I had the breakfast (included in my prebooked room price) and it was a good spread compared to some others I’ve had.
Quiet neighborhood. Convenient for walking to the city center.
Enjoyed my stay here.

Overall a very solid solid unpretentious hotel.

Friendly staff. Convenient to train station and center of town. Spacious rooms and very affordable. Used the online service and got a discount on the rate.

Die Tara Lodge überzeugte uns mit modernen Zimmern die schön eingerichtet sind und einem grossem & bequemem Bett.
Die Lage des Hotels ist ebenfalls toll, direkt bei der Bitanic Garden Station. Nicht weit gibt es tolle Restaurants und man ist schnell im Zentrum der Stadt.
Das Personal war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Das einzig mühsame war das WLAN, man muss sich dauernd neu einloggen. Aber es funktionierte dafür einigermassen ok.

Great location and wonderful rooms with big windows offering light when sun makes it appearance.
Spacious rooms that have been updated nicely.
Nice hot breakfast to order and short distance to main streets.
Enjoy ur stay at this little getaway.

My brother and I were travelling through Ireland and stayed for one night at Tara Lodge. We found it in a B & B guide, literally the day before, and they were very happy to set us up with a place to stay in Downtown Belfast. While the room itself felt more like a hotel room with two double beds than a traditional Bed & Breakfast, the spread in the morning was what one would expect in Ireland: rashers, brown bread, eggs, plump, juicy Irish sausages and an assortment of yogurts and cereal. There was on site security, friendly, courteous staff, and the overall feel of the place seemed both trendy and family friendly.
The neighborhood near Queen’s University felt completely safe, and it was crawling — I MEAN CRAWLING — with some of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. Unbelievable, truly a cosmopolitan neighborhood in the heart of the city. If you would prefer to have a more authentic Irish experience, just head on over to the Falls Road to inspect the political murals, or head up north about 50 minutes to the Bushmills distillery or Giant’s Causeway.
I would have rated Tara Lodge a 5/​5, but I find the link on their website for a neighboring nightclub catering to homosexuals very tasteless, especially for something which could have been good for families. If they were to drop the link, Tara Lodge would get a ⁵⁄₅ from me.

We reserved Tara Lodge online and were not disappointed. The rooms were spacious and clean. The staff was very friendly and very helpful.
The breakfast was very good.
Wifi too. Water pressure and flow was great in the showers. Overall a great experience!

Reasonable, clean, spacious and excellent service is the best way to describe the place. Breakfast is excellent and the Power Porridge my favorite. Staff are very friendly and willing to go the extra step to help you. Location is convenient and parking, wifi and breakfast is included. What more can you want for a short stay in a city ?? :-) Will definitely come back here anytime.

This was a lovely place to overnight in Belfast. Comfortable beds, helpful staff and a GREAT location!
I was very impressed with Belfast (though the herd of Germans who «stole» my shuttle to the bus tour didn’t impress me… the driver however returned to get me and felt bad because he thought I was in with them! I actually wished HE could’ve just driven me around… he was great!)…it’s a town that’s seen it’s share of «the troubles» but has risen above those troubles. They have a positive attitude, scads of hope and they seem to be doing the right things to bring Belfast back around. The weekend after I was there, the MTV European Music Awards was held there…“Game of Thrones” (HBO series) is being filmed there… and they are trying such unique things as bringing hockey to Northern Ireland.
All in all, I really liked Belfast. Being a child of the 80’s…I wanted to see what we’d all heard so much about. But instead of seeing a tragic place… I saw a lovely city in the midst of transition.
Plus…I had a great place to stay. Quiet (even with the train right behind) and comfortable… plus the desk ladies steered me right in sending me to Scalini Italian restaurant for dinner!
I’d love to return and would definitely stay at the Tara Lodge!

We arrived, completely exhausted, and were met by Janine. she was very bubbly and sweet, and agreed to easily accommodate us, though we were early (by 3 hours). After a day and a half of travel, this was most welcome.
Our room was ready, very clean, and super comfortable. The couple minor tiny things, the first one we really did not, at that point, care much, was the spastic bathroom light that did not seem to have a good connection and, so, flickered on and off in a way that could easily cause an epileptic episode if you happened to have epilepsy; otherwise was simply annoying. we chose to ignore it. The second one was that our room faced the Botanic rail station, which serviced unbelievably ugly black smoke coughing engines that screeched to start up and slow down. at various times during the evening and morning. This was not so easily ignored, though we tried. If you come here, ask for a room on CROMWELL STREET, not on the back side as you will sleep much better! But again — we were exhausted and so, this was wonderful! Janine was super helpful and pointed us in directions that saved us a lot of time. We woiuld very easily come back — thanks so much!

I searched out this boutique hotel ater a very unsatisfactory stay in a B&B on Malone Road previously. I was delighted when I did. The website was helpful and informative, the photos of the rooms looked great and it was located walking distance from where I would be working — the walk would also take me through the Botonic Gardens.
It is located in student central so the surrounding roads are littered with digs and investment properties — many of which are run down or abandoned. However the location is ideal for reasonable eateries and there are several pubs around for a quick pint.
The rooms were, happily, as stylish, clean and ordered as they looked in the website gallery. There is wifi for all guests, tea and coffee facilites in each room and all the usual extras and a gorgeously comfortable bed.
The piece de resistance was the most exquisite poached eggs cooked to order (ie not sitting on a buffet warming tray for several hours). I am looking forward to breakfast in the morning and will definitely be coming back here next time I’m in Belfast.

Ah, finally, I found the business card of this little hotel in Belfast.
It was very cozy, with great linens, bit flat screen TV, awesome bathroom soaps/​shampoo and absolutely well located.
I will definitely suggest it if you stop there for a few days.